with nato and kosovo. where do you see the truth of that in the context of our conversation? the second two elements, the unpopularity of nato and russia acting as they like to call it as a spoiler power, probably has more to do with the russian presence in the country than any ancient historical ties. this notion about pro—russian serbs and this mythical alliance between two slavic and orthodox ties which perseveres for the past 200 years, no matter the objective circumstances, i think it is a myth. the current level of partnership between the two countries is much more rooted in more modern, rather than any distant historical factors. it has much more to do with some of the frustrations of the serbian population with bitter memories of the 1990s and of course what has